Planning Your Career in Business: Personal Statement, CV, SWOT Analysis and Action Plan

This report provides guidance on planning a career in business, including personal statement, CV, SWOT analysis, and action plan for improvement. It includes an overview of Sainsbury, a large retail supermarket in the UK, and justifies the interest in working there. The personal statement highlights the applicant's qualifications and skills, while the CV provides a detailed overview of their experience. The SWOT analysis identifies skill gaps, and the action plan outlines steps to improve time management, prioritization, and task scheduling.

PLANNING YOUR
CAREER IN BUSINESS

TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION A.....................................................................................................................................3
Introduction and reason for presenting personal statement and CV...........................................3
SECTION B.....................................................................................................................................4
Personal statement.......................................................................................................................4
Designing the detailed CV..........................................................................................................6
SECTION C.....................................................................................................................................7
SWOT analysis to reflect skill gaps............................................................................................7
Action plan for improvement......................................................................................................8
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................14

SECTION A
Introduction and reason for presenting personal statement and CV
Planning the career in business is one of the important thing that the person must need to
do. The current report is based on the retail sector working as the HR manager as the area of
specialization. The report will include the overview of the Sainsbury as this is one of the largest
retail supermarket in the market of UK. Further this portfolio will contain the personal statement
in order to support work experience in order to work in the chosen organization. Moreover, this
report will include the CV that need to be presented in the workplace. This report will also put
focus on the skills gaps with the help of SWOT analysis. Furthermore, the report will include the
action plan that help the person to overcome from the skills gaps in order to become the manager
of the company (Naidoo and Gasparatos, 2018). This action plan will include the skills that are
identified as the weaknesses in the SWOT analysis. By knowing about the resources needed and
time frame helps the person to know gain the weak skills.
The personal statement and CV is presented in the report as this will help the chosen
organization to know about the skills and work experiences. By presenting the CV it will make
the company to know about the qualifications, skills, hobbies in order to work as the HR
manager in the Sainsbury. As it is very important for the person to make the CV that helps them
to promote themselves and provides them to job according to the qualification and skills stated in
that. By making the person statement it will help the company to know about the importance of
working in the retail sector. As the retail sector is so developing and helps to earn good profit so
this is the main reason in order to work in this sector after the completion of learning (Roy and
et.al., 2018). By having the good experience and CV helps the person to get the good job in the
competitive market. so it is one of the main reason in order to present the personal statement and
CV.
Overview of the organization and justifying the interest in such organization
Sainsbury is the one of the largest supermarket chain in the market of UK by having the
14.9% of share in the super market share. The company was founded by the John James
Sainsbury by opening the shop in Drury London. This was considered to be one of the largest
UK retailers in the grocery in 20th century. The company used to sell the varieties of products
that helps them to become the largest supermarket sector in the UK markets. By having the large

numbers of target customers makes the company to have the increase in market share. The
increase in the market share helps the company to gain more profits in the UK market. In current
research it is seen that there are 1407 stores of company in the market of UK which helps them
to have increase in the market. As there are number of stores in the UK market the company used
to provide online services as well that helps them to have the target customers.
By knowing about the company and its market share it makes me to have interest in the
workplace. By working in the retail sector it proves the chance to work with the number of
people and have interaction with the new staff in the company. This helps the me to work for the
wellbeing and productivity of the employees in the organization (Nash, 2018). By having and
working with the largest supermarket it will develop my skills and knowledge in working as the
HR manager. It is very important for the company to have HR manager which makes the
company to know about the competitiveness in the retail market. this will be beneficial for me to
work as the HR manager and make the company to know about the competitive brands. This
makes me to have more interest with working with such place. By this I will be having the good
communication skills that helps me to have better communication with the people in the market.
SECTION B
Personal statement
The personal statement refers to the one’s achievement that includes the application for the job
or in order to work or learn in the university. This helps the company to know about the person
who has applied in order to work and support the workplace. It is very important for the
company to have the personal placement of the person they are recruiting in their company. As I
have applied to work in Sainsbury after completing the learning in the business and management
helps the company to have new and better ideas. As I have good communication skills that helps
the company to recruit me as the HR manager.
This makes me to develop my skills which improves my working in order to work as the
HR manager. As I have taken my education in the Business and management so it will make me
know about the working of HR (Babal and et.al., 2019). Human resources is the most required
job required in the company as this helps them to provide the number of talented and skilled staff
in the company. This management helps the company in need and this is the best opportunity for
me to work as the HR manager in the company.

I am looking forward to join the best company that helps me to develop my knowledge in
the working as HR manager. This is one of the best team in the company that helps the staff and
other members to work accordingly. By this there will be enhancement in my passion and will
develop my skills as well. As I want to have more development in my skills and understanding
so I need to become the Human Resource manager in order to have my career in the field I have
completed my learning. I am very ambitious in order to work as the individual and manage my
career as the part of the HR team of the company. In my studies I have played a role of HR
which used to provide me the experience to work in the company.
By working as HR I will be getting an opportunity in order to have proper working and
meeting with the new members in the company. This used to give me the best view of working
as the HR in the company. Having the meeting with the people helps me to know more about the
people in the market. By making them know about the duties and role will make me to know
more about the different roles in the company. It is one of the best that used to provide the more
knowledge and know about the behaviours of the staff in the company (Tërstena, Goga and
Jashari, 2020). This used to show the different sides of the HR, that also help the employees in
order to solve the conflicts and problems arises in the company. This will be having the great
experience to be working as the HR manager in the company.
As I am the volunteer to work so this will develop my interest as well by having the
working with the company. There are number of employees in the company and everyone has
different skills and qualities so by this I will also be developing my skills. My leadership skill is
so good that helps me to become the leader and lead in the market. by having the role play in the
learning and have working was the great experience for me to work as the HR. I was the leader
of my team which makes me to have the proper handling of the team members in the company.
This makes me to have development in my independency and have better learning skills and
used to have full focus on my career. I used to believe that by having the practical experience
with the organization will help me to have better career and develop my skills as well.
By having the excellent communication skills help me to have good communication with
the staff and other members in the company. In order to take the responsibility in the company
will able to increase my learning and helps me to fill the skill gaps as well. This will also help
the organization to have more customers by having the good communication with the people in
the supermarket. As by working in the retail sector makes me to have growth in my future.

This will be my first experience in order to work with such a great team and the one of the
largest supermarket chain in the market. Being the part of the meeting promotes and supports me
to have the further growth in my career. I am the one who used to manage the people nicely and
helps them to overcome from the problems. This used to provide me an opportunity in order to
acquire the comprehensive knowledge by managing the functions of human resource (Benzaghta
and et.al., 2021). As if I started my career in the HR it will make to have enhancement in my
knowledge and develop my both practical and theoretical aspects. so I think that I can get the job
of HR manager in the cited company in order to develop my future.
Designing the detailed CV
CV is acronym of Curriculum Vitae that is prepared by the person in order to know about the
qualifications, skills and hobbies of individual. The CV for HR manager is made below:
CURRICULUM VITAE
Profile:
Experienced and self-motivated person by having the experience of 1.5 years in the retail sector.
Having the knowledge of new technology and employment law to make the better planning.
Good communicator that will help the company to have good productivity and profitability.
Having the record of successfully managing the teams.
Skills:
Communication skills
Time management skills
Presentation skills
Leadership skills
Talent management skills
Performance management skills
Core Skills:
Employee development skills
Employment law
Development of training program
Occupational skills
Key Qualifications and responsibilities:

Monitoring the performance and having the proper control on the things done in the company.
Providing the best leadership guidance to the employees.
Can be effectively managed between the employees and the senior management in the
company.
Follow the compliances, rules and safety protocols.
Also mentored the new students and provide them mentoring.
Done paperwork related to the new hiring, resolved conflicts, etc.
Education:
MS in HRM
Graduation: 2019
Other courses: Human Resource Ethics and Organizational culture
Key achievements:
Awarded as the Best Team Leader and Performer in year 2020 in my studies.
Awarded as Best performer of the year in 2021 in my learning.
Languages known:
English
SECTION C
SWOT analysis to reflect skill gaps
SWOT analysis is the best method in order to analyse the skills gaps in the person. This
framework helps the individual to know about the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and
threats that they used to have and what they will be facing in their life (Vlados, 2019). By
knowing about the weaknesses it helps the person to make the solutions in order to overcome
from that problems. In order to work as the HR manager different skills and qualification is
required. The SWOT analysis is describing the skills gaps that I will overcome by making the

proper action plan (SWOT Analysis of HR | Human Resource SWOT Explained, 2022). Below is
the SWOT for becoming the HR manager:
Strengths
In this, it is described about the positive points
of the person that helps them to grow in their
career (Elavarasan and et.al., 2020). In order to
become the HR manager, I have good
communication skills that provides me to have
the good communication with the employees. I
also have the good experience related to this
job title. My leadership skill is good that helps
me to manage and lead the teams in the
company. This helps me to have enhancement
in the professionalism in the retail industry.
Weaknesses
In order to work, person use to have some
weak points that decreases their performance.
As my team working skill is not good which I
need to focus on to become the HR manager of
one of the largest company. As there are
different teams in the organization so I have to
do improvement in this skill.
Further my time management skill,
presentation skill and problems solving skill is
also poor. This used to have negative impact
on my work and get the job of HR manager. As
my presentation skill is not good I will not able
to present my views to the members.
Opportunities
I have the big opportunity to work as the HR
manager in the retail sector. This will provide
me an opportunity to be a part of meetings that
will be held in the company. By this I will
develop my presentation skills in order to have
better working in my career. This will enhance
my knowledge by working with such a vast
retail sector in the market.
Threats
This the negative aspects that used to have
effect on the working and career. There is lack
of motivation that will have negative impact on
my working. As there are number of candidates
who also applied for the same post. So this is
the big threat for me in order to work as the
HR manager. As there is specialised workforce
in the company which is so hard to manage and
will somehow affect my working.
Action plan for improvement
This is action plan is one document that includes the steps that need to be undertaken so
that specific goals might be achieved in the future. Also, through clarifying resources required
and formulating the clear timeline the individual would be able to work in systematic manner
and achieve short and long term targets (Colombo, Pansera, and Owen, 2019). Moreover, action

plan helps in clarifying the future objectives and also helps in creating the ownership and
accountability the due course of time. Furthermore, below is the list of skills that need to be
improved over the period
Skills for
improvement
Steps needed to
be taken
Resource
required
Success criteria Timescale
Time
management
 Prioritizing
the task
 Scheduling
the
activities
based on
time
 Identifying
the time
that is
taken by
each
activity to
be carried
out in day.
 Timer
 Digital
clock
 Able to
manage
all the
task in
day
 Completi
ng all the
work on
given
deadlines
 Remaini
ng stress
free and
organize
d
 Positive
outcome
of
various
activities
4 months
Teamwork skills  Becoming
proactive
rather being
reactive in
handling
 None as
such
 Able to
lead the
team of
diverse
groups
3 months

team (Chu
and et.al.,
2021)
 Avoiding
being
leader and
more of
motivator
in certain
business
situations
 Learning
from other
people at
workplace
 Participatin
g more in
group than
individual
task
 Best of
expertise
given to
group
members
 Achievin
g the
highest
level of
co-
operation
form
weak
team
members
Decision making
skills
 Stepping
out of the
comfort
zone and
trying new
things
 Remaining
positive in
all
situations
 Participatin
 Notebook
 Internet
 You tube
 Able to
make the
best
decision
in short
span
 Positive
attitude
and
being
7 months

g more in
lectures and
seminars
 Solving the
real life
examples
and case
studies
always
open up
to learn
new
things in
life
Presentation skills  Need to
work more
on digital
projects
 Take help
from
seniors to
know more
about
presentatio
n skills
 Research
online to
deliver the
best
presentatio
n in the
future.
 Phone
 Computers
 Internet
 Able to
deliver
the best
presentat
ion
without
the helps
of others
 The Best
use of
images
and
videos
 Praise
from the
seniors
and other
members
of
company
6 months
Problem solving
skill
 Trying to
solve small
 None as
such
 The Best
outcome
8 months

daily
problems
with others
 Collecting
the
feedback
from
friends on
certain
opinions
made
 Solving
more quiz
for any
problem
solved
 Improve
d level of
bonds
with
others
 Remaini
ng stress
free life
Thus form the above chart it can be clearly said that this action plan would help in improving
certain skills such as time management skill that is very essential so that all the task and
managing of the employees within the organization is done effective manner. Furthermore, the
team work skills are also very essential as it would help in making team understand various rules
and procedures (Jug, Jiang and Bean, 2019). Also, it would help in motivating all the diverse
members and ensuring them that work is carried out within specified time frame. Thus,
teamwork skill would help me to increase the level of collaboration and introduce various
policies and strategies in smooth manner.
Further from the above action plan it is seen that the decision-making skills were also not
good that I need to improve in order to become the HR manager of the company. I have to come
out of my comfort zone and take the decisions in my career that helps me to have improvement
in this skill. By making the quick decisions, it makes me to manage the work in the company. As
the presentation skill is the most required skill for the manager in order to present their views to
the employees. I have to work more on the digital technologies and having the good presentation.
By overcoming from this skill it helps me to provide better presentation in the meetings held in
the company.

From the above report it is concluded about the overview of the company and the interest in
order to work in the cited company. Further the above report has evaluated about the personal
statement in order to work as the HR manager in Sainsbury. It is also sum up about the SWOT
analysis and action plan based on such skills gaps derived from it. This will make the person to
know about the weak points and help to overcome from them in order to work in the retail sector.

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